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Patent GB-2120353-A (GB)
Title: Drum hoist or winch
Inventor: BAILEY EDWARD A
IPC: F16H1/46
Filed: 1983-04-26
Abstract: A drum hoist is disclosed of the type which has a drive motor 16 with an output shaft 18 connected thereto. A mounting base 12 supports the motor and also a cable winding drum 30 mounted for rotation with respect to the base 12. The drum has a pair of flange sections 20, 24 at either end thereof. A planetary gear assembly which includes a ring gear 38 is located between the end flange sections 20, 24 of the drum and is coupled to said flange sections so that the ring gear rotates therewith whereby the outer surface of the ring gear 38 of the planetary gear system acts as a portion of the drum on which the cable is wound. A brake 45 is provided to inhibit rotation of the drum. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124463-A (GB)
Title: Outer water container for plant pots
Inventor: LUBICH WILHELM
IPC: A01G27/04
Filed: 1983-07-07
Abstract: A raised support for at least one flowerpot (8) and a liquid container (4), which is defined by the bottom (2) of the outer pot (1), are provided adjacent to the bottom (2) of the outer pot (1). Absorbent material (15) is provided between the shell of the outer pot (1) and the flowerpot (8). To ensure an adequate humidity of the air around the plant (12), the absorbent material (15) defines with the flowerpot (8) a flow passage and extends into the liquid vessel (4), in which the upper limit (5) for the liquid level is defined by at least one air passage (16) extending through the shell (3) of the outer pot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143845-A (GB)
Title: Coal cleaning and liquefaction process
Inventor: BROWNE WILLIAM G
IPC: C10G1/00
Filed: 1983-07-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a coal cleaning process for removing substantial mineral matter from high ash-containing coals by using coal- derived liquid for agglomeration. In the process, particulate coal (10) is mixed with sufficient water (11) to provide a flowable slurry (13), and coal-derived hydrocarbon liquid (14) is intimately mixed with the coal-water slurry to provide agglomerated coal particles. By screening (16) the resulting coal-water-hydrocarbon liquid mixture, a portion of the coal containing increased mineral matter settles (19), and a coal-oil upper portion (20) of agglomerated coal particles having decreased concentration of mineral matter is removed and dried (24) to remove water to less than about 25 W % remaining. The cleaned and dried coal-oil material (26) is advantageously fed to a coal liquefaction process (35) to produce hydrocarbon liquid and gas products, and a coal-derived hydrocarbon liquid (40) is recycled to the coal cleaning step to produce the agglomerated and cleaned coal particles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125546-A (GB)
Title: Torque measuring apparatus
Inventor: LIDDELL DAVID PATERSON
IPC: G01L3/12
Filed: 1983-08-01
Abstract: A pair of discs 10 and 11 are secured to a shaft 12 at spaced locations along the latter, the discs themselves being disposed closely adjacent one another. Each disc is provided with a band 17, 20 of fringes formed by alternating lines 18, 21 which are opaque to infrared light and gaps 19, 22 which are transparent thereto. When a torque is applied to the shaft 12, the discs 10 and 11 will twist relative to one another thereby angularly displacing the lines 18 with respect to the lines 21 to a degree dependent upon the applied torque. A beam of light is passed through the bands 17, 20 so that the shuttering effect produced by the lines 18, 21 can be measured by a detector 30. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2145795-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a mechanical transmission
Inventor: LINDER ERNST
IPC: F16C1/12
Filed: 1983-09-01
Abstract: A mechanical transmission which transfers power from a driving device, such as a motor 20, to a driven object, such as a piston 21 in an aspirator, includes an elongate transmission element 23 formed as a single (or double) spiral of tightly wound wire. The transmission element 23 can follow a non-linear path with a minimum of guidance 29,34. The transmission element 23 may be connected to the piston 21 by a magnetic coupling 31. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147509-A (GB)
Title: Board game apparatus
Inventor: STEPHEN JOHN FRANCIS
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1983-10-07
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a square bard marked-off in 100 squares, with twenty-five barrier members or "gates" having pegs for insertion into hole in the board allowing the barriers to be rotated during play, and pieces or counters, ten for each of the two players, which are moved across the board and impeded by the barriers. The pieces of each player are enabled to drive the opponent's pieces backwards according to specified rules, the object of the game being to move all of one's pieces from the back row of ten squares on one's own side of the board to the opposite back row often squares, the first player to do so being the winner. Some of the barriers may be non-rotatable while the rotatable ones may be pivoted at one end rather than centrally and may extend over only one square rather than two. The counters may be in the form of pegs, each of the squares then having a central hole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150719-A (GB)
Title: Hilbert transform correction system
Inventor: BRANDWOOD DAVID HERBERT
IPC: G06G7/19
Filed: 1983-12-02
Abstract: A Hilbert transform correction system for modifying two input signals which should be in phase quadrature thereby to produce two corresponding output signals which are in phase quadrature, comprising weighting signal producing means 3 fed with the two input signals X1,X2 so as to produce two weighting signals, W1,W2, two mutlipliers 6, 7 each fed with one of the two input signals and each fed also with one of the weighting signals so as to produce two product signals 8,9 and an adder 10 fed with the other of the two input signals and one of the product signals, thereby to produce a sum signal Y2 which corresponds to one of the two output signals, the other Y1 of the two output signals comprising the other of the product signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141346-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical valve for closing a cutaneous stoma
Inventor: BOTTA LUCIANO LUIGI
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1984-06-14
Abstract: In order to enable the patient to open a cutaneous stoma at desired time intervals, the stoma is closed by a valve element 40 in a valve body 30 for securing to the outside of the patient's body (63), and there is an internal, flat, annular support element 50 arranged to be positioned within the patient's body with a portion of the gastroenteric duct 61 passing through the support element 50, the support element 50 also being arranged to be sutured to the outer face of the muscular layers 62 of the patient's body. The gastroenteric duct 61, e.g. the colon, is sutured around the edge of a hole in the abdominal wall 60,62,63. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144843-A (GB)
Title: Multi-mode fan heater
Inventor: HOWIE DAVID MALCOLM
IPC: F24C1/14
Filed: 1984-07-19
Abstract: A multi-mode fan heater (10) having a radiant element (20), reflector means (22) for reflecting heat radiated by said element (20), whereby in a first mode of operation said heater functions substantially as a personal radiant heater, fan means (26) operating at a high capacity in a second mode of operation of said heater to cool said element (20) and significantly reduce the quantity of radiated heat while dispersing air heated by said element (20) to effect space heating. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144929-A (GB)
Title: Multi-pin electrical connector
Inventor: MILLER WALTER ERNEST
IPC: H01R13/422
Filed: 1984-07-20
Abstract: A multi-pin electrical connector comprising a unitary body (12) for receiving a plug connector within a housing portion (18) of the body, and a plurality of electrical terminal pins extending in mutually parallel relation within the housing, each terminal pin being secured in a passage extending through said body (12), each said passage (24,25,26) including integral resilient stop means (34,37) to engage a shoulder portion (43) of a said pin, to retain said pin within said housing portion (18). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147059-A (GB)
Title: Ferrofluid thrust and radial bearing assembly
Inventor: STAHL PHILIP
IPC: F16C33/74
Filed: 1984-09-20
Abstract: A ferrofluid thrust and radial bearing assembly for a rotatable shaft element, which assembly comprises: a housing characterized by a shaft-receiving space, to define a radial bearing inner surface and a thrust bearing surface at the one end of the shaft-receiving space; a shaft element within the shaft-receiving space, one end of the shaft element disposed to rotate on the thrust bearing surface, and the other end of the shaft extending from the other end of the housing; a ferrolubricant in the shaft-receiving space, to form a lubricant for the thrust bearing and the radial bearing assembly; and a ferrofluid exclusion seal at the other end of the housing and about the other end of the shaft-receiving space, the exclusion seal comprising an annular permanent magnet and at least one annular pole piece, one end of which extends into a close, noncontacting relationship with the exterior surface of the shaft, to form a radial gap, and the ferrofluid within the shaft-receiving space defining a ferrofluid seal at the other end and about the shaft element, so as to retain the ferrofluid within the shaft-receiving space of the housing during the bearing operation.
Patent GB-2149638-A (GB)
Title: Processing of dairy products
Inventor: FERGUSSON PETER HAMISH
IPC: A23C9/12
Filed: 1984-10-05
Abstract: A dairy product is processed by filtering it through at least one filter; passing it through one set of flow spaces of a plate heat exchanger wherein the shear rate of the dairy product does not exceed 100s<-1>; and, passing it through an apertured plate whereby homogenization of the said dairy product is facilitated. Also disclosed is a method of processing a diary product by passing it through one set of flow spaces of a plate heat exchanger and, passing a service fluid through the other set of flow spaces of the said plate heat exchanger, wherein; the shear rate of the dairy product does not exceed 100s<-1> and, the maximum temperature difference between adjacent flow spaces containing the dairy product and the service fluid respectively does not exceed 15 DEG C; whereby homogenization of the said dairy product is facilitated and thermal damage to the said dairy product is reduced. Apparatus for carrying out the above methods is provided.
Patent GB-2166655-A (GB)
Title: Leg brace for horse
Inventor: STURGIS PENELOPE MARGARET
IPC: A61D9/00
Filed: 1984-11-05
Abstract: A shock-absorbing leg brace for horses comprises:   a) an upper bracelet (1) provided with fastening means (3, 4); and being made of a material sufficiently supple to enable it to be precisely adjusted and fastened around the leg above the knee; b) a lower bracelet (5) of similar construction to said upper bracelet, but cut so as to enable it to be fastened around the pastern below the back of the fetlock; c) at least two elastic straps (10) extending between said upper and lower bracelets so as to run substantially parallel with the tendons of the leg, and preferably d) a supplementary bracelet (14) positioned between said upper and lower bracelets so as to restrict the sideways movement of said elastic straps.   The leg brace is particularly intended to strengthen and support strained or otherwise damaged tendons in the forelegs of race-horses.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171763-A (GB)
Title: Pressurizing a hollow ball made from rubber or a plastics material
Inventor: PERCY RALPH GEORGE ALGERNON
IPC: A63B39/04
Filed: 1985-02-28
Abstract: In pressurizing a hollow ball made from rubber or a plastics material, the ball 6 is punctured with a nozzle 4 and a pressurized gas and a sealant for the puncture are discharged into the interior of the ball. As the nozzle is removed from the ball the pressure of the gas inside the ball forces the sealant into the puncture where it seals the puncture. As shown, the apparatus comprises an aerosol can 1 containing temporary tyre sealant and provided with a flexible delivery tube 2 having an adaptor 3 usually used to screw onto a tyre inflation valve. A nozzle 4, sharpened at 5, is screwed into the adaptor 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157688-A (GB)
Title: Methanol production process using air
Inventor: HORTON ANTHONY
IPC: C07C29/151
Filed: 1985-04-19
Abstract: A process for the production of methanol comprises:   (a) reacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with air to yield a gas stream containing nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon monoxide, (b) converting substantially all of the carbon monoxide in the gas stream into carbon dioxide,   (c) separating out from the gas stream the nitrogen therein, and (d) reacting together the hydrogen and the carbon dioxide of the gas stream to produce methanol.   Preferably the feedstock is natural gas, and the gas separation step is effected in two stages:   (i) using a carbon dioxide absorption/desorption system to separate the carbon dioxide from the nitrogen and hydrogen, and (ii) using preferential adsorption or diffusion to split the nitrogen and the hydrogen.   A feed gas pre-heated can also be used with advantage.
Patent GB-2161561-A (GB)
Title: Multiple-circuit hydraulic brake system
Inventor: SCHORN MICHAEL
IPC: B60T8/94
Filed: 1985-06-07
Abstract: A multiple-circuit hydraulic brake system, in particular for automotive vehicles equipped with a wheel slip control system, in which allocated to the front wheel brakes (7, 8) are anti-skid valves (11, 14, 16, 19) which permit closure of respective hydraulic connections between master cylinder chambers (5, 6) of a braking pressure generator (1) and the front wheel brakes (7, 8) and to remove pressure fluid from said wheel brakes (7, 8), and in which modulator valves (18, 13) are provided in respective brake lines to rear wheel brakes (9, 10) from servo chamber (2) of the generator (1) and which, upon occurrence of an inadmissible pressure decrease due to a fault in a line to a wheel brake (7, 8) of the front axle, bring about a pressure decrease in the respective diagonally opposite rear- axle wheel brake (9, 10). Throttles (12, 17) associated with the anti- skid valves (11, 16) are arranged separately, in particular spaced apart, from the anti-skid valves (11, 16) and a control port (20, 21) of each modulator valve (18, 13) is connected to a line between the respective throttle (12, 17) and anti-skid valve (11, 16). It is thus ensured in a favourable manner that the modulator valves (18, 13) will respond without delay in the event of an inadmissible pressure drop in the front wheel brakes (7, 8). The valves (18, 13) do not operate during wheel slip control as the control lines are pressurised. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160099-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of athlete's foot
Inventor: TAKAOKA YOGO
IPC: C07C239/00
Filed: 1985-06-11
Abstract: A medicine for external application in the treatment of athlete's foot comprising at least 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy diphenylether as an anti-true fungi agent and urea as a horny substance softening agent, generally with hydrophilic ointment base, alcohol, or water, and optionally concentrated sulphuric acid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164147-A (GB)
Title: Detection of coating adhesion
Inventor: HALASE III JOHN FRANK
IPC: G01N25/72
Filed: 1985-08-29
Abstract: To detect defective adhesion of a coating 12 to a substrate 6, eg a turbine blade, heat is transferred to the material and temperature differentials are measured at selected positions on the material. A fault in the lamination at 9 will be indicated by a difference in the temperature at the position of the fault as compared with temperatures occurring at other positions eg 30. Heating may be by hot air or a laser beam scanned across the material, and the resulting temperature/time response is detected by an I.R. camera. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181083-A (GB)
Title: Deep drawing apparatus
Inventor: PORUCZNIK PAUL
IPC: B21D22/28
Filed: 1985-10-04
Abstract: A blank holder assembly for holding cup-shaped blanks (14) against a re-drawing die-ring (54) includes a cylindrical nozzle (10) for receiving such blanks at its free end (12). The nozzle has at its opposite support end an integral flange (16) having a frusto-conical bearing surface (18). A retaining ring (20) having a complementary bearing surface (22) for engaging said bearing surface (18) is itself firmly secured to a support and pressure-applying member (24) of a press. A resilient biassing means (44) is trapped between the nozzle flange (16) and the support member (24), and maintains the two frusto-conical bearing surfaces firmly in engagement with one another, thus aligning the nozzle with respect to the said support member. Clearances between other opposing parts of the retaining ring and nozzle flange permit the nozzle to be deflected from its normal alignment on engaging a blank against the die-ring, so as to maintain the pressure applied to the blank approximately uniformly distributed therearound. Angular and transverse alignment errors are thereby accommodated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170383-A (GB)
Title: Plough with semi-automatic overload safeguard
Inventor: VAN LAAK THEO
IPC: A01B61/04
Filed: 1985-10-16
Abstract: The plough comprises an overload protection device having a roller 7 disposed between the tool stem 5 and the locking element 14 and rolling freely on the rolling faces 11, 12. When the plough share carried by the stem experiences a load the stem pivots and distorts the locking element and the stem in the region of its contact with the roller. On an overload, this distortion will be followed by the roller moving with its locking element and out of engagement with the stem. As illustrated, the rolling face 12 or the stem is provided by a surface of a leaf spring 22. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175875-A (GB)
Title: Method of binding a pile of cargo load
Inventor: BUT ALEXANDR STEPANOVICH
IPC: B66C1/18
Filed: 1984-07-19
Abstract: A method of binding relates to piling container or piece cargoes and consists in making, by means of a loop (5) of the carrying sling (1), a hoop (9) through which a loop (8) of the locking sling (6) is then passed and drawn to make a self-tightening knot. Each hoop (9) is formed of two turns (11 and 12) of the loop (5) of the carrying sling (1) whereas the loop (8) of the locking sling (6) is passed through it from outward inward in the direction to the formed pile (2).
Patent GB-2187577-A (GB)
Title: Sequence controller for digital computer systems
Inventor: FRANCIS PATRICK JONATHAN
IPC: G06F9/32
Filed: 1986-03-07
Abstract: The sequence controller provides that when an instruction is to be used more than once successively a number is appended to that instruction's address in an address stack (3), a count derived by updating the number in accordance with the use of the instruction being stored in additional memory compartments (4). When one instruction is to be used its address plus number are transferred to a program counter (1) which controls read-out of the instructions from a program memory (2). Each time an instruction is executed its number is amended, and when a check of that number shows that the defined number of executions has occurred, the computer moves on to the next instruction. This is simpler than the normal software methods and more flexible than using a dedicated counter for the number of successive executions. Systems using such a controller are also described, (Figs. 4 and 5), to simplify program memory requirements for execution of functions such as "log", "sin" or "x<y>" and tr control a chip-set. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178248-A (GB)
Title: Brush holder for commutator type starter motors
Inventor: DONGHI TERESIO
IPC: H02K5/14
Filed: 1986-07-16
Abstract: Brush holders, comprises a shaped retaining and guide body 1 for receiving a movable brush 2, intended to be thrust by a spring 8 towards the commutator C through a frontal passage or aperture defined by the body 1. The rear of the body 1 defines a further aperture 1b having a removable closure member 5; the said brush-biasing spring 8 is a helical spring mounted in the body 1, passing through the rear aperture and, in use, reacting at one end against the brush 2 and at the other end against the said closure member 5. The holders are retained in a metal holder disc by tabs (15 Fig. 5) and notches (14 Fig. 5) cooperating with heels (9 Fig. 5) on the holder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186419-A (GB)
Title: Radioactive waste disposal
Inventor: BURTON WILLIAM ROBERT
IPC: G21F9/34
Filed: 1986-08-01
Abstract: Radioactive waste is buried at a land site e.g. a trench and voids between disposed items are filled with particulate material e.g. sand. At least some of the items may be containers which themselves may contain items the voids between which are filled with particulate material. The containers may be vibrated whilst being filled with sand and the sand may be vibrated using an air pulsed hose during filling of voids between items in the trench. The sand may include material to hold leach nuclides and assist in nuclide immobilisation.
Patent GB-2181464-A (GB)
Title: Process for manufacture of paper holding clay or other fillers
Inventor: GAVELIN GUNNAR
IPC: D21H17/37
Filed: 1985-12-10
Abstract: A process for manufacture of paper holding clay or other mineral filler according to which the filler is first intimately mixed with a proportion, for example 20% of a pulp, preferably a mechanical pulp, with a high content of fines, that is, fibrils and lamellas scaled off the fibre walls. After this mixing the blend is continuously precipitated with a polymer, for example polyacryl amide, whereby voluminous flocs of fines and occluded filler particles are formed. This floc suspension is then continuously pumped into the furnish before the paper machine. Results from laboratory studies and test runs on pilot paper machines are presented to indicate that the process will give paper a better formation, a more uniform filler distribution in the z-direction, a higher strength, a lower density, a lower air permeability, a higher stiffness, a higher light scattering ability and a higher opacity. The consumption of retention aid will not be higher than in a normal procedure of flocculating the filler while in the furnish.
Patent GB-2181552-A (GB)
Title: Pressure transmitter
Inventor: MAUDE STANLEY MORGAN
IPC: G01L13/02
Filed: 1986-09-30
Abstract: A pressure transmitter comprises a chamber (7a) (7b) partially bounded by a moveable valve member (15). The chamber has an inlet (17) and an outlet (18) for fluid under pressure. The valve member is in the form of a wall (15) adapted to move by a bellows action relative to the outlet (18). When the external pressure on the valve member e.g., from liquid in a tank, is greater than that in the chamber the wall is urged against the outlet allowing a build up of pressure in the chamber to the value of the external pressure. At this point the wall is pushed by the increased pressure out of contact with the outlet which allows fluid to bleed through the outlet to maintain a substantially equilibrium pressure in the chamber. This pressure is measured via a further outlet from the chamber. In a preferred embodiment a temperature sensor is incorporated in the device. <IMAGE>